Asia Cup 2023 / Special meeting of Rohit-Dravid before the final, effect will be visible after Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2023: The final of Asia Cup 2023 is just a few hours away. The final of the tournament will be played between India and Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday 17 September. This final is very important for Team India in terms of preparation before the World Cup 2023. The performance in this title match can mentally prepare the team for the knockout matches of the World Cup. Before such a big match, Team India captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid held a long meeting on Saturday, September 16, but in this meeting, not only the final but also some other issues were discussed, which are related to the Asia Cup final. Not there.

Team India's performance in the tournament being held in Sri Lanka has been strong so far. Especially the bowling of the team has impressed a lot. There were some problems in batting but overall Team India's game has been good. However, the players did not do any practice before the final because Team India had a match against Bangladesh on Friday itself, in which it had to face defeat. In such a situation, the players were given rest on one break day.

Not final, discussion on this issue

Now, even though the players were given rest, captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid were busy working as they also have to prepare for the Asia Cup. According to reports, there was a long discussion between the coach, captain and chief selector Ajit Agarkar at the team hotel in Colombo on Saturday. Obviously, there would have been discussion about the finals as well but the real agenda of the meeting was different from this. Actually, in this meeting, the team selection for the ODI series against Australia after the Asia Cup was discussed. The team for this series will be announced soon.

The 3-match ODI series between India and Australia will start from September 22 in Mohali. After this, the next ODI will be played on 24th September at Holkar Stadium in Indore, while the last match of the series will be played in Rajkot on 27th September. After this, on September 29, Team India will play its first warm-up match in the World Cup.

Talk on Iyer's fitness also

Not only this, Shreyas Iyer's fitness was also discussed in this meeting. Iyer returned to the team during the Asia Cup after being out of action for several months due to a back injury. However, after the matches against Pakistan and Nepal, mild pain in Iyer's back re-emerged, from which he could not recover completely.

In such a situation, who should be included as his backup was also a topic of discussion in the meeting. Till now, Suryakumar Yadav was selected for this role in the World Cup squad, but considering his failure in ODIs, Tilak Verma can be included in his place. Tilak is not only a left-handed batsman but also gives options to the team in bowling. The last date for team changes for the World Cup is 28 September.